red-winged blackbird

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

red-winged blackbird
    n 1: North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
         [syn: {red-winged blackbird}, {redwing}, {Agelaius
         phoeniceus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Redwing \Red"wing`\ (-w?ng`), n. (Zool.)
   A European thrush ({Turdus iliacus}). Its under wing coverts
   are orange red. Called also {redwinged thrush}.
   (b) A North American passerine bird ({Agelarius
       ph[oe]niceus}) of the family {Icteridae}. The male is
       black, with a conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered
       with orange, on each wing. Called also {redwinged
       blackbird}, {red-winged troupial}, {marsh blackbird}, and
       {swamp blackbird}.
       [1913 Webster]